Newark to unveil more details about school re-organization plan

NEWARK — Newark officials are set to unveil more details about a wide-ranging plan to reorganize the city's struggling school district.

Superintendent Cami Anderson and Mayor Cory Booker will both speak during a news conference today, where Anderson says she will present "expanded school options" for Newark students.

Plans to close several schools and merge others were met with anger and confusion at a contentious public meeting last month that Anderson held for Newark parents.

The city's public school system is the state's largest, with 75 schools and a student population of about 40,000. But it has been plagued for years by low test scores, poor graduation rates and crumbling buildings.